Saint Monica Catholic Church

Greetings St. Monica!

Summer is beginning to wind down and we are busy preparing for some new activities here in the parish in addition to our usual projects of prayer, school, youth ministry and religious education. Look for a busy fall, with lots of opportunities for participation.

We have numerous occasions for spiritual growth and formation. I just recently finished a weeklong workshop on the subject of prayer. Look for more presentations and workshops on Catholic Social Teaching, Ignatian Spirituality and the Theology of the Body. There will also be several bible studies and Small Church Communities, available in English and Spanish. If you or someone you know has some interest in joining the Catholic Church or just learning more, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is also available in English and Spanish. A new program that is increasing in popularity is called “Just Faith”. It has been received positively and has helped deepen our understanding of proclaiming the Gospel. If you have any questions or wish to sign up for any of these opportunities please contact Ann Corcoran @ 253-2193 ext 5 or email her at acorcoran@stmonicaindy.org. Like many of our ministries, Adult Faith Formation is developing their website which has some (not all) of their information located here: http://www.stmonicaindy.org/ministries/adultfaithformation

We continue to move forward with our Strategic Planning process. We have developed some focus areas (8) and will be soon holding input sessions in September. If you are randomly contacted to share your thoughts about St. Monica, please do so. Your ideas are important and help us focus on good directions as we plan for the future. More information about our process can be found here: http://www.stmonicaindy.org/parish/strategic-planning

I would ask that you are particularly attentive to the workshop on August 31^st entitled “Become a More Welcoming, Engaging and Affirming Catholic Parish”. I think this will be a great time for many of us to gather and discuss an important topic for our parish in the future.

As I write this I am preparing to leave for a vacation before school starts, which begins in a just a couple of weeks! I will be gone from August 2^nd until August 19^th. When I get back I’ll be ready to join with all of you in a busy fall season of sharing and spreading the Gospel message in St. Monica Parish!

God Bless,

Fr Todd